Hurricanes are often associated with soaring gas prices, and sometimes even complaints from drivers about price gouging by gas stations as well. Experts, however, say that Sandy’s effects on gas prices will be mild.
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Relief at the Pump Is Here: Biggest Drop in Gas Prices in Years
Around the country over the past week, gas prices have been dropping nearly 2¢ per day, on average. At this pace, by next summer, gas will be free!
Smaller Cars, Better Mileage: Hot Auto Trends Now – and For Years to Come
Yet Again, Analysts Forecast Cheaper Gas Prices Ahead
Maybe the fourth or fifth time’s a charm? After rising through mid-summer, gas prices were forecast to fall in August. But the decrease basically never came. Next, predictions called for a drop in gas prices by late September. …
Finally! After Months of Increases, Gas Prices Drop
In June, amid plummeting gas prices, the prospect of a $3-per-gallon national average seemed like it could become a reality by Halloween. After reaching the most expensive ever gas prices for September—which came on the heels …
Highest Ever Prices at Pump for September: When’s the Gas-Price Plunge Coming?
Gas prices rarely rise after Labor Day. But they did this year, hitting a national average of $3.88 recently. That’s the highest ever average price for a gallon of regular in September, as GasBuddy noted. What’s more, in many …
Drivers Can Expect At Least a Few More Weeks of High Gas Prices
Even as gas prices spiked in late summer, experts anticipated a fairly quick drop in prices at the pump soon after Labor Day. That hasn’t happened, partly because of the effects of Hurricane Isaac, and now gas prices aren’t …
Why Wednesday Morning is the Best Time to Buy Gas
Anyone who owns a car knows gas prices are rising. The average cost of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline nationwide has risen from $3.38 on July 1 to $3.54 on Aug. 2 to $3.73 on Aug. 27. But what most people don’t know is …
Tropical Storm Isaac to Boost Gas Prices Even Higher
The highest gas prices ever for this time of year are about to go skyward yet again, thanks to Mother Nature.
Time to Cancel the Road Trip? Highest End-of-Summer Gas Prices Ever
The average price for a gallon of gas now stands at $3.72. That’s nearly 40¢ higher than the summer’s low, which was reached in early July, just a few weeks ago. It’s also the highest ever average gas price for this time of year.
2012 Is Back on Pace to Be the Most Expensive Year Ever for Gasoline
When it comes to gas prices, the “all-time high” is one record that drivers hope won’t be broken anytime soon. Last year proved to be the priciest ever for gasoline, with an overall national average of $3.53 per gallon, and now …
Despite Recent Spike, Gas Prices Are Supposed to Drop Again Soon
It wasn’t supposed to play out this way. After gas prices plunged in spring, the forecasts called for a continued drop in prices at the pump, with sub-$3 gas around the country likely by Thanksgiving. Thanks mainly to spiking gas …
